D
Desemer
from German, from Low German, alteration of Middle Low
German bisemer, besemer, of Baltic origin; akin to Lithuanian bezmnas, of
Slavic origin; akin to Old East Slavic bezmenu "desemer, small
weight", Polish bezmian, przezmian "balance without pans",
perhaps of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish batman "small weight". An
ancient balance.
Devshirmeh
from Turkish devşirme, which means "gathering"
Dey
from Turkish dayı, literally "a maternal uncle"
Dolma
from Turkish dolma, which means "filled" or
"stuffed"
Dolman
ultimately from Turkish dolaman, a robe, from dolamak
"to wind"
Dolmus, also Dolmush
from Turkish dolmuş, a share taxi
Domra
from Kazakh dombra, a musical instrument
Doner kebab
(Canadian: donair) from Turkish döner kebap
Donmeh
from Turkish dönme, which literally means "a
convert"
Donum
from Turkish dönüm, an alternative form of dunam
Doodle
from German dudeln "to play (the bagpipe)", from
dudel "a bagpipe", from Czech or Polish dudy "a bagpipe",
from Turkish düdük "a flute".
Dunam
from Turkish dönüm, from dönmek "go round"
E
Elchee or elchi
from Turkish elçi, which means "an ambassador".
Eleme figs
from Turkish eleme "selected, sifted". Smyrna figs
of superior quality packed flat.
F
Fez
from Turkish fes
G
Galiongee
from Turkish kalyonçi, kalyoncu, "a Turkish
sailor", from kalyon, Italian galeone + çi or cu, the Turkish suffix.[
Ganch
modification of Turkish kancalamak "to put on a
hook", from Turkish kanca "large hook", modification of Greek
gampsos "curved" + Turkish suffix -lamak.
Giaour
from Turkish gâvur
Gilet
from French, from Spanish gileco, jaleco, chaleco, from
Arabic jalikah, "a garment worn by slaves in Algeria", from Turkish
yelek "waistcoat, vest"
H
Hajduk
from Ottoman Turkish haydut, "bandit, soldier"
Harambaša
from Turkish haramibaşı, "bandit leader" (from
harami, "bandit" + baş, "head")
Haremlik
from Turkish haremlik, from harem (from Arabic harim &
Arabic haram) + the Turkish suffix -lik "a place"
Horde
from Turkic ordu or orda ("khan's residence") (Horde
on wiktionary)
Hun
from Medieval Latin Hunni, supposedly ultimately from Turkic
Hun-yü, the name of a tribe.
Hungary
most directly from Latin, ultimately from Turkic, c.f.
Onogur.
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